Entries by Sonia Nicholas

Sonia Nicholas is Biomedical Scientist and a Freelance Clinical Science Writer. Sonia is the Founder of The Green Apple Club, an online community for people who want to improve their health by improving their diet. The Green Apple Club community believes that everyone can improve their health by eating a diet free from processed food, artificial sweeteners and chemical additives. Sonia believes that food as medicine is the most effective way of naturally managing chronic disease.

Autoimmune diseases are a diverse range of over 80 illnesses that are often difficult to diagnose and hard to manage. Disorders include multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and many more.
Although these diseases vary greatly in symptoms and severity,…
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Recent statistics suggest that approximately 1 in 8 U.S women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime, and 1 in 1000 men will also develop the disease1. Earlier diagnosis, advances in treatment and increased awareness have all contributed to…
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Modern medicine and society’s reliance on pharmaceutical medications means that the natural medical benefits of food compounds are often overlooked.
Fennel seeds provide vital nutrients such as folate, potassium, and vitamin C, but they have also long been used to…
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Green tea has been consistently shown to be one of the most potent anti-cancer compounds available to us. Green tea has also been shown to aid weight-loss, improve brain function, exert anti-bacterial action, reduce the risk of diabetes and help…
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Clinical research from the cutting edge of scientific study, has found the probable root cause of migraines, and it shows that migraines can be managed naturally.
Doctors don’t know what causes migraines, which are a complex neurological disorder that can…
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I used to fly to the US on occasion for my job. I hated leaving my young daughter as she was only two at the time, so I’d make myself feel better by buying her little presents from the airports.…
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Most healthy people have pre-cancerous cells called microtumors in their body. The food that we eat on a daily basis is the key to preventing these cells from becoming malignant.
Cancer cell development
The more we learn more about cancer…
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As a biomedical scientist, I’ve spent 15 years working in the field of clinical science. For years, I trusted in conventional medicine completely, quietly sneered at ‘alternative practices’ and never thought to question official guidance on health.
Then I became…
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My father has Stage IV Metastatic Lung Cancer. It is a harshly bleak diagnosis, one that a year later my family is still struggling to cope with.
Cancer is an appallingly destructive disease that touches us all in one way…
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Millions of people around the world suffer with migraines and the condition is a major public health problem. Migraine medication isn’t always effective, it can have nasty side effects and in some people, it just doesn’t work.
I suffered with…
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Did you know that we are exposed to 82,000 different toxins, chemically-based products and processed foods in our environment weekly?
Detoxification is the body’s natural,…
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